If you'd like to start your day with the perfect cup of coffee, then you may need to start getting up four hours earlier. A new coffee maker from Proper Coffee can take up to this long to produce a brew. The Imperial Drip uses a cold-drip process that's said to extract the most flavor from the coffee.

The Imperial Proper Coffee Drip uses a peristaltic pump to draw the water out of the brewing vessel and through the ground coffee one drip at a time. The speed of the pump can be adjusted for a lighter brew to be produced in an hour or for a stronger cup of joe in up to four hours. Proper Coffee recommends a speed of 40 to 45 drips per minute, which will result in a strong flavorsome beverage.

In addition to using a cold-drip process, the Imperial deposits the brewed coffee back into the brewing vessel. This means that the brewed coffee is recirculated, allowing for "more water to coffee grind contact over a longer period of time." The machine also uses a stone filter that Proper Coffee says helps to get more moisture into the coffee grinds. The company recommends using high-quality "third wave" coffee with the machine.

Proper Coffee is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to set up a manufacturing area at its Michigan based to produce its new coffee machines. Individuals can pledge US$199 to receive an Imperial model, assuming all goes to plan. Deliveries are expected to begin in December this year.